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Starmer seeks to carve out distinct UK approach to this conflict
This is delicate terrain for the prime minister both in the UK and among international leaders too.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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MPs’ basic salary to rise to £110,000 by end of parliament, watchdog says
Ipsa cites rising abuse and constituency workloads as reasons for above-inflation increase of 5% from AprilThe basic annual salary of MPs will soon rise to £110,000, the expenses watchdog has said, on...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Farage emulating ‘his hero Trump’ in deriding byelection results, says new Green MP
Reform leader says without evidence that his party’s candidate came first among UK-born voters, as Hannah Spencer takes seat in parliamentNigel Farage has been accused of Donald Trump-style election d...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Starmer says UK ‘not joining strikes’ on Iran but will continue defensive action – as it happened
The prime minister is explaining his decision to allow the US to use British bases for military attacks after initially refusing‘Simply not true’ UK is being dragged into Iraq-style conflict, says for...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Starmer says UK will not join ‘regime change from the skies’ on Iran
PM defends use of UK bases for defensive action but says Britain has learned lessons from Iraq on need for ‘thought-through plan’US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesMiddle East war in maps, video and...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Starmer 'stands by' decision not to join in strikes on Iran with US and Israel
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer "stands by" his decision not to join in with the strikes on Iran carried out by the United States and Israel.
Sky News - UK6 months ago
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Welsh Labour leader begins party’s uphill battle for Senedd victory
Eluned Morgan focuses on party’s ‘distinctive identity’ as it faces twin threat of Plaid Cymru and Reform UK The leader of Welsh Labour, Eluned Morgan, has said her party is a patriotic protector of h...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Labour council accuses minister of ‘moral bankruptcy’ over social care dispute
Hartlepool leaders ‘furious and appalled’ after meeting with Steve Reed about growing cost of social careThe housing, communities and local government secretary has been accused by a Labour council of...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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A rap star might just beat a former PM - what this says about Nepal's Gen Z election
Many hope the vote could bring change after protests last year, and shatter decades of political paralysis.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Starmer denies U-turn claims on UK bases go-ahead for Iran strikes
Critics will accuse him of yet another U-turn, but Sir Keir Starmer insists circumstances have changed and British lives are now at risk from attacks by Iran.
Sky News - UK6 months ago
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Starmer agrees to let US use British military bases for Iran strikes – video
Keir Starmer has agreed to allow the US to use UK military bases to launch attacks that degrade Iran’s missiles. In a recorded statement, the prime minister said, 'we have taken the decision to accept...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Starmer faces greater quandary over ‘special relationship’ after Iran attack
PM is in diplomatically precarious position of declining to endorse US strikes while also refusing to condemn themUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updates It was perhaps naive of No 10 ever to position...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Ex-MP Jonathan Ashworth recovering after stroke
The former Labour MP says he is "on the mend" after becoming ill on New Year's Day.
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Labour Together ‘making clean break’ after former director resigns as minister
Thinktank’s board distances itself from Josh Simons’ decision in 2023 to hire lobbying firm to investigate journalistsA Labour thinktank that helped Keir Starmer into No 10 has said it is making a “cl...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Keir Starmer was advised to ditch net zero. He needs to re-embrace it
After byelection defeat and with right-leaning advisers gone, will PM return to his instincts and embrace Labour ‘DNA’ on climate?Less than a year ago, Keir Starmer stood in front of an audience of se...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Boring or bust: Reeves aims to project calm competence in spring forecast
After 18 months of policy U-turns and political turmoil we are told not to expect any last-minute policy rabbitsPoliticians tend to hate being boring but Rachel Reeves will be delighted if Tuesday’s s...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency
Exclusive: Labour’s Rushanara Ali plans to intervene in elections bill amid warnings of foreign interferenceA former Labour minister has added her voice to those of a growing list of experts and senio...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Labour must cease taking progressive voters for granted, says Sadiq Khan
London mayor criticises PM for calling Greens ‘extreme’ after Gorton and Denton loss, saying it is a ‘flawed strategy’Sadiq Khan: ‘Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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Chris Mason: Trump calls Starmer as US and Europe diverge on Iran strikes
The UK was not involved in, nor has it endorsed, the strikes on Iran by Israel and the US.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Where have Nepal's 'nepo kids' gone as corruption takes centre stage in election?
The excess of politicians' children was front and centre of the anger that drove protests that toppled the government last year.
BBC News - UK7 months ago